Single-player games like Data Defense
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Data Defense, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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The Red Solstice
Single-player alternative to Data Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Data Defense.
2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.
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Empires Apart
Single-player alternative to Data Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Data Defense.
An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.
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Taur
Single-player alternative to Data Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?
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SPACECOM
Single-player alternative to Data Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
SPACECOM – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat.
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rymdkapsel
Single-player alternative to Data Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
Build a space station. Command the tiny crew. Explore the galaxy. A meditative space strategy game.
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Colony Siege
Single-player alternative to Data Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Data Defense.
Colony Siege combines the best of RTS and tower defense, including base building, mazing, and unit physics. Defend Earth's remaining colonies using an arsenal of deadly weapons to torch, slice, throw, and impale swarms of alien invaders.
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Wargame: Red Dragon
Single-player alternative to Data Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
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Wargame: Airland Battle
Single-player alternative to Data Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.